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EMA seeks competitive bids after $34,000 service quote for county siren maintenance

Decatur County Board of Commissioners · November 4, 2025
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Summary

The county’s Emergency Management Agency reported two nonfunctional tornado sirens after reprogramming tests and shared a proposed multi‑year service contract quoted at roughly $34,000 for three years covering 17 sirens. EMA will solicit other quotes and return with comparisons.

Mike Snyder, director of the county Emergency Management Agency, told commissioners on Nov. 3 that tower work and reprogramming on the county tornado sirens are complete but testing revealed two nonfunctional units.

The vendor that performed reprogramming quoted a proposed service contract…

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